Ville Kyrönen
Finnish long-distance runner
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| Born | (1891-01-14)14 January 1891 Nilsiä, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 May 1959(1959-05-24) (aged 68) New York City | ||||||||||||||
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Ville Kyrönen (14 January 1891 – 24 May 1959) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Kyrönen won a silver medal in the team cross country event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He also ran in the marathon at the 1924 and 1932 Summer Olympics.[2] He moved to the United States where he had his own bakery in Finntown, Brooklyn, New York.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Ville Kyrönen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Ville Kyrönen". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ Fernando, Shemal (28 March 2022). "'Flying Finn' Hannes Kolehmainen: Pioneer of long distance at Olympics". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Leipurit ja urheilu". Leipuri (in Finnish). National Library of Finland. 1 November 1932. p. 14. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
External links
- Ville Kyrönen at Olympedia
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US National Championship winners in men's 10,000-meter run
New York Athletic Club
- 1876–79: Not held
NAAAA
- 1880: James Gifford
- 1881: W. C. Davies
- 1882–83: Tom Delaney
- 1884: Geo. Stonebridge
- 1885: Peter Skillman
- 1886–87: Edward Carter
- 1888Note 1: Thomas Conneff
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1888–91Note 1: Thomas Conneff
- 1892–93: William Day
- 1894: Charles Bean
- 1899: Alex Grant
- 1900: Arthur Newton
- 1901: Frank Kanahy
- 1902: Alex Grant
- 1903: Not held
- 1904: John Joyce
- 1905: Frank Verner
- 1906: Wm. Nelson
- 1907: John Daly
- 1908: Fred Bellars
- 1909: Harry McLean
- 1910: William Kramer
- 1911: George Bonhag
- 1912: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Harry Smith
- 1913: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Joie Ray
- 1914: Ville Kyrönen (FIN) * H. E. Weeks
- 1915: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Oliver Millard
- 1916: Joie Ray
- 1917–19: Charles Pores
- 1920OT: Not held
- 1921–23: Earle Johnson
- 1924: Ilmar Prim
- 1925: George Lermond
- 1926: Phillip Osif
- 1927: Willie Ritola (FIN) * Russell Payne
- 1928OT: Joie Ray
- 1929-31: Lou Gregory
- 1932OT: Tom Ottey
- 1933: Lou Gregory
- 1934: Eino Pentti
- 1935: Tom Ottey
- 1936: Don Lash
- 1937–38: Eino Pentti
- 1939: Lou Gregory
- 1940: Don Lash
- 1941: Lou Gregory
- 1942: Joe McCluskey
- 1943: Lou Gregory
- 1944: Norm Bright
- 1945: Ted Vogel
- 1946–48: Edward O'Toole
- 1949: Fred Wilt
- 1950: Horace Ashenfelter
- 1951–54: Curt Stone
- 1955: Dick Hart
- 1956: Max Truex
- 1957: Doug Kyle
- 1958: John Macy
- 1959:
- 1960: Al Lawrence (AUS) * Max Truex
- 1961: John Gutknecht
- 1962: Bruce Kidd (CAN) * Peter McArdle
- 1963–64: Peter McArdle
- 1965: Billy Mills
- 1966: Tracy Smith
- 1967: Van Nelson
- 1968: Tracy Smith
- 1969–70: Jack Bacheler
- 1971: Frank Shorter
- 1972: Greg Fredericks
- 1973: Gordon Minty (GBR) * Ted Castaneda
- 1974–75: Frank Shorter
- 1976: Ed Leddy
- 1977: Frank Shorter
- 1978–79: Craig Virgin
- 1980: Rodolfo Gómez
- Garry Bjorklund
The Athletics Congress
- 1981: Alberto Salazar
- 1982: Craig Virgin
- 1983: Alberto Salazar
- 1984: Jon Sinclair
- 1985: Bruce Bickford
- 1986–87: Gerard Donakowski
- 1988: Steve Taylor
- 1989: Pat Porter
- 1990: Steve Plasencia
- 1991: Shannon Butler
- 1992OT: Todd Williams
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Todd Williams
- 1994: Tom Ansberry
- 1995–96: Todd Williams
- 1997: Michael Mykytok
- 1998: Dan Browne
- 1999: Alan Culpepper
- 2000OT: Meb Keflezighi
- 2001: Abdi Abdirahman
- 2002: Meb Keflezighi
- 2003: Alan Culpepper
- 2004: Meb Keflezighi
- 2005: Abdi Abdirahman
- 2006: Jorge Torres
- 2007–08: Abdi Abdirahman
- 2009–16: Galen Rupp
- 2017: Hassan Mead
- 2018–19: Lopez Lomong
- 20212020 OT: Woody Kincaid
- 2022: Galen Rupp
- 2023: Woody Kincaid
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Distance: Until 1924 the event was 5 miles; from 1925–27 and from 1929–31 it was over 6 miles.
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